Felt News

So Close!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

France — Garmin-Slipstream’s young American sprinter came one step closer to his first Tour de France stage victory, finishing just half a bike length behind Brit Mark Cavendish at the end of the 192 km Stage 11 from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau. It was Farrar’s fourth top-five finish in this year’s Tour. He’s also tied for third in the overall points battle for the green sprinter’s jersey, just behind Cavendish (first) and Thor Hushovd (second).

For the second straight day, the stage finished in a bunch sprint after Farrar’s Felt-sponsored Garmin-Slipstream squad helped lead the effort to chase down an early breakaway. A two-man break was finally reeled in with 5km to go, and that’s when Garmin-Slipstream helped set up Farrar for the uphill dash to the line.